jersey, newark a big part of that strong hold. democrats in essex county outnumber republicans 5 to 1. athena jones, thanks so much for that. president obama harnessing his star power on stage was equal parts charmer and attack dog as we heard. listen to what he said about glen yuncan the republican nominee for governor in hotly contested virginia. you can t run ads telling me you re a regular old hoops playing, dishwashing guy but quiet support for those who seek to teardown our democracy. either he actually believes in the same conspiracy theories that resulted in a mob or he doesn t believe it but he s willing to go along with it to